March Madness Sweet 16 Betting Handles

March Madness Sweet 16 betting handles are here! Dig your teeth into all the betting information and analysis before the next round of a phenomenal March Madness tournament tips off on Thursday. Our friends from BetMGM Sportsbook have provided the data.

Take a look at all the March Madness Sweet 16 betting handles:

March Madness Sweet 16 Betting Handles

Most bet games – (tickets)

Maryland vs Florida
BYU vs Alabama
Arizona vs Duke

In likely the most high profile Sweet 16 matchup, bettors have flocked to wager on Maryland vs Florida. With Most Outstanding Player candidate Walter Clayton in action against the likes of Derick Queen and the Terrapins outstanding defense, this one should be a ton of fun to watch.

Most bet teams – Moneyline (tickets)

Michigan +290
Arkansas +190
Purdue +290

With Goldin and Wolf providing a platform, the Wolverines could be a real thorn in the side of the top-ranked Tigers. Michigan excels at defending the three-point line, and are a top-15 team in two-point shooting percentage on both ends of the floor. Dusty May's squad is a force in the paint, and Auburn should be wary of a coach who knows a thing or two about upsets.

Meanwhile, John Calipari's Arkansas have clawed their way to the Sweet 16 on the back of a strong defense. If the Razorbacks can corral JT Toppin, an upset is in the cards.

Most bet teams – Spread (tickets)

Florida -6.5
Duke -9.5
Michigan +9.5

Michigan has taken 72% of the bets, and 69% of the handle against Auburn so far. While the Florida Gators are a massive public favorite against Maryland, seeing 77% of bets, and a wild 89% of the betting handle thus far.

Elsewhere, bettors have jumped on the Florida Gators hype train. Florida has take 71% of bets and 65% of the spread betting handle for their matchup against Maryland. Other than Michigan, bettors seemed to have gotten the memo and are wagering on the March Madness Sweet 16 chalk.

Unpopular bets (tickets)

Least bet team to cover: Auburn -9.5
Least bet underdog to win: Ole Miss +145

Nobody likes the Auburn Tigers to cover against the Michigan Wolverines on Friday night. An 8.5-9.5-point spread against the towering Wolverines front line doesn't help matters, but if you want to fade the public this is the bet to make.

March Madness Sweet 16 Betting insights for Thursday March 27

Our friends at bet365 have passed along a number of intriguing wagering insights for tonight's Sweet 16 matchups.

No. 6 BYU vs No. 2 Alabama

Opener of -4.5 Bama, now laying -5 -115 – Early action saw approx 58% of plays to BYU, however that action has balanced out with a near 50/50 split of all Spread plays
ML action saw early plays on the ML also backing the Cougars, however that line of +160 is now laying +185, with the overall ML action seeing Bama backed at a rate of approx 73% of all ML plays

No. 1 Florida Vs No. 4 Maryland

Opener of Gators -5.5, quickly moved to -6 and saw the action drive the line to -7 for a brief period, however this one has come back to -6, but the action is largely buying a Florida cover, despite the line moves, the Gators see approx 68% of all spread plays
ML moves have seen Florida from opener -280, to -330 in line with earlier Spread moves, now laying -290. The Terrapins are +235, and though many look for good ML dogs in the tourney, Maryland is only seeing approx 12% of all ML plays, to bring the upset

No. 4 Arizona vs No. 1 Duke

Current +220 Championship winner fav Duke, are now -9.5 from -9 opener, making them the biggest fav, currently, for the Sweet 16 games
Action has been very steady on Duke since the line release, though the Wildcats are seeing more support over the last day or so, with the early action rate seeing Duke -9 take approx 68% of all Spread plays, with the current rate now showing approx 61%, as more Arizona backers are liking the +9.5
ML action is dominated by Duke plays, with approx 88% backing the Blue Devil win, which means there are currently, approximately the same amount of bettors who feel that Arizona @+400 is as likely as Maryland @+235 to cause an upset tonight

No. 10 Arkansas vs No. 3 Texas Tech

The Razorbacks opened as +5.5 dogs, and that line has held, despite Arkansas being the most popular backed Spread dog for the Sweet 16 round by far

The current rate sees Ark gaining approx 66% of all Spread plays, though the Red Raiders will pose a very tough matchup, and maybe getting slept on with only 34% currently backing the fav cover
ML action currently laying TT -245 with Ark +200, and the rate of play is definitely towards the TT win. But with approx 38% of all ML action, the Calipari-coached Razorbacks are definitely the days ‘live’ dogs for action